Cuomo unveils $145.3 billion budget plan, initiatives
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s $145.3 billion budget proposal unveiled Wednesday proposes spending the state’s $2.3 billion windfall from court settlements to house the poor and homeless, freeze Thruway tolls and make large investments in public infrastructure.
In his annual State of the State address, the Democratic governor also called for raising the minimum wage to $15, cutting small-business taxes and boosting the environmental protection fund.
“We stand stronger than at any point in recent history,” Cuomo told the audience gathered in a convention hall adjacent to the Capitol. “The Empire State is poised to grow and to lead.”